Year: 2025

I sit here with incredulity, having read the latest world news. I could say "with disbelief", but currently, the news is totally believable. On the world stage today, there is a move by some to let the aggressor win. The weak have no … Read more

Our church is a liturgical church, which means that our congregation follows an outlined service in a Book of Worship. We always say the Lord's Prayer at one point or another, and it seems that on this one particular Sunday, the words of … Read more

How do others know that we believe in Christ? Here are three clues that I have thought about recently: dust, sparkles, and aroma. As these bits of thoughts came together in my memory since the recent holidays, I was struck with how … Read more

I had quite a scare at a recent optometrist appointment. The glasses I was wearing had been giving me problems, so I wasn't surprised when she told me my prescription had changed. But when I put my left eye in front of that device with all … Read more

Our son plays Spuds basketball (co-ed ages 6-9). Two weeks ago, at a basketball game, my son's team was playing against opposition which had only six players. It was obvious that the other team was at a disadvantage. By half time, they … Read more

A few short weeks after his double bypass, my husband Matthew deteriorated. He was sent to the hospital in Faial, Azores, because Pico is not equipped for heart problems. The next day, I took the boat to go and see him. The doctor took me … Read more

When our second grandson, Zachary, was in school, we grandparents always bought the coupon books the students would sell as a fundraiser. I would carefully comb through the thick book to find useful reductions on various items, services, … Read more

It didn't look like a tree, more like a giant white thimble that had been abandoned by some fantasy giant in the forest where I was skiing. All the other trees had shed their covering of snow and were standing upright and strong in the … Read more

I am a seventy-one-year-old Black man living off a small pension in a small apartment in Ajax, Ontario, Canada. Few people would consider me to have been a successful criminal defence attorney. I'm not married. I don't have any children, … Read more

In a Peanuts cartoon, Lucy wrote an essay the first day back at school. She wrote, "Vacations are nice, but it's good to get back to school. There is nothing more satisfying or challenging than education, and I look forward to a year … Read more